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Month: April 2026

Month: April 2026

Austria plans to ban social media for under-14s

Lai Cheng April 3, 2026 0 Comments
Austria is set to follow other countries in curbing young people's access to social media. The three-party governing coalition plans to present a draft law by the end of June. Austria's government has announced plans to ban social media use for children under 14, joining a growing number of countries introducing restrictions for young users. "Today is a good day for children in our country,"...
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Has banning phones improved performance at Dutch schools?

Lai Cheng April 3, 2026 0 Comments
Two years ago, Dutch schools banned smartphones to reduce distractions, enhance student concentration, and encourage better academic performance. Since then, mobile phones, smartwatches and tablets have been exiled from classrooms, corridors and canteens in schools across the Netherlands. Now the Dutch government wants to go further, pushing to restrict social media for under‑16s and calling...
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Recognize Aquatic Animals as Living Beings, Not Just Resources

Lai Cheng April 3, 2026 0 Comments
On World Aquatic Animal Day, observed on 3 April 2026, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on everyone to reflect deeply on our relationship with the millions of aquatic creatures inhabiting our oceans, seas, rivers, mangroves, and coral reefs. This year’s theme, “From Objects to Subjects: Transforming the Way We See and Treat Aquatic Life,” challenges us to fundamentally...
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Malaysia’s Public Health Under Threat: Group Warns Against Foreign Asbestos Industry Hijacking National Phase-Out

Lai Cheng April 1, 2026 0 Comments
In conjunction with Global Asbestos Awareness Week 2026, we, the undersigned organizations issue an urgent warning to all Malaysians: our national public health is once again in the crosshairs of the foreign asbestos industry lobby. In 2014, Malaysia was on the brink of enacting a lifesaving ban on asbestos, only for the initiative to be indefinitely derailed by intense corporate pushback. Today,...
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The Endless Cycle of Wildlife Trafficking

Lai Cheng April 1, 2026 0 Comments
The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is deeply outraged by yet another wildlife smuggling case involving four siamang gibbons, valued at RM120,000, uncovered at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) following the arrest of a Malaysian woman on February 28. But beyond outrage lies a deeper, more troubling question: how many times must we encounter the same headline before we truly...
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